Colorado School of Mines: Rankings

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The Colorado School of Mines ranked 198th in the United States, 682nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 136 research topics. The Colorado School of Mines ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 31,328 academic publications and 937,150 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 23 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#682 of 14,131 In the World
#225 of 2,597 In North America
#198 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 38 In Colorado
#6 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#7 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#57 of 3,548 For Geotechnical Engineering
#2129 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#654 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 133 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 110th for Engineering in the United States and 440th in the World with 24,057 publications made and 753,958 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#110 of 1,568 In the United States
#131 of 1,655 In North America
#440 of 6,795 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 151 928
1994 151 964
1995 165 1068
1996 237 1172
1997 211 1189
1998 231 1502
1999 241 1807
2000 277 2135
2001 300 2519
2002 418 3297
2003 418 4071
2004 381 5049
2005 445 6221
2006 542 7336
2007 502 8479
2008 587 10035
2009 623 12204
2010 685 14363
2011 732 17356
2012 801 20573
2013 947 24374
2014 954 28469
2015 1074 31194
2016 1003 34406
2017 1095 37353
2018 1133 42535
2019 1196 49059
2020 1532 57845
2021 1284 65279
2022 1163 65679
2023 1214 66659
2024 1099 65534
2025 648 58386

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 116th for Physics in the United States and 484th in the World with 21,772 publications made and 688,533 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#116 of 1,537 In the United States
#137 of 1,623 In North America
#484 of 6,729 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 145 937
1994 142 979
1995 159 1040
1996 203 1170
1997 198 1244
1998 210 1476
1999 236 1833
2000 264 2149
2001 279 2446
2002 378 3223
2003 386 4196
2004 364 5123
2005 404 5817
2006 516 6903
2007 472 8042
2008 513 9236
2009 581 11363
2010 623 13458
2011 689 16159
2012 730 19178
2013 864 23017
2014 878 27160
2015 980 29015
2016 905 31640
2017 1004 34451
2018 1004 39164
2019 1063 45749
2020 1298 52740
2021 1178 59567
2022 1066 59737
2023 1108 61216
2024 909 58725
2025 552 52504

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 83 94 305
Astrobiology 119 132 367
Materials Science 94 107 387
Optical Engineering 109 127 451
Quantum and Particle physics 107 127 466
Nanotechnology 101 115 470
Condensed Matter Physics 103 118 486
Nuclear Physics 123 144 488
Astrophysics and Astronomy 147 170 552
Theoretical Physics 136 161 631
Atomic and Molecular physics 147 172 632
Acoustical Engineering 158 184 643
Biophysics 276 304 1124

Chemistry rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 141st for Chemistry in the United States and 583rd in the World with 19,007 publications made and 668,622 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#141 of 1,455 In the United States
#160 of 1,538 In North America
#583 of 6,561 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 128 956
1994 124 1020
1995 135 1043
1996 176 1150
1997 157 1204
1998 179 1397
1999 211 1693
2000 227 2005
2001 244 2268
2002 309 2807
2003 327 3572
2004 312 4277
2005 348 5130
2006 417 5931
2007 383 7097
2008 437 8135
2009 511 9991
2010 547 12235
2011 591 14876
2012 620 18110
2013 799 21359
2014 752 25140
2015 829 27685
2016 780 30392
2017 871 33107
2018 862 37555
2019 930 43074
2020 1099 51120
2021 1034 58317
2022 956 59496
2023 977 59897
2024 809 60014
2025 536 54450

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 63 164
Environmental Chemistry 71 83 279
Chemical Engineering 76 86 361
Physical chemistry 80 93 362
Materials Science 94 107 387
Computational Chemistry 106 118 427
Nanotechnology 101 115 470
Biochemical Engineering 89 107 475
Organic Chemistry 122 138 502
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 120 138 513
Inorganic Chemistry 101 117 520
Radiochemistry 105 121 834
Biochemistry 220 247 1098
Pharmacy 291 325 1600
Nutrition and Food Science 244 280 2057

Environmental Science rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 135th for Environmental Science in the United States and 489th in the World with 18,848 publications made and 603,337 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#135 of 1,637 In the United States
#158 of 1,727 In North America
#489 of 6,888 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 105 792
1994 117 872
1995 125 918
1996 187 977
1997 177 1065
1998 184 1243
1999 202 1584
2000 227 1850
2001 244 2094
2002 306 2665
2003 318 3326
2004 268 3869
2005 337 4652
2006 376 5314
2007 383 6052
2008 409 7260
2009 456 9058
2010 520 10923
2011 546 13405
2012 632 16136
2013 749 19183
2014 732 22659
2015 866 25291
2016 754 27606
2017 806 29913
2018 877 33711
2019 947 39187
2020 1125 46801
2021 1051 55019
2022 909 56242
2023 935 56668
2024 1070 54435
2025 479 47849

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 1 6
Geotechnical Engineering 21 25 57
Earth science and Geophysics 43 49 120
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 63 164
Environmental Management 43 51 166
Environmental Engineering 41 51 174
Environmental Chemistry 71 83 279
Hydrology and Water resources management 62 70 297
Geology 98 116 315
Paleontology 118 138 406
Oceanography 112 133 443
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 121 143 455
Ecology 129 152 504
Geography and Cartography 157 183 638
Agricultural Science 167 198 1181
Forestry 206 247 1390
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 403 450 1986

Biology rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 201st for Biology in the United States and 895th in the World with 14,849 publications made and 537,299 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#201 of 1,612 In the United States
#226 of 1,701 In North America
#895 of 6,841 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 70 664
1994 68 702
1995 85 780
1996 141 793
1997 127 890
1998 128 1021
1999 155 1265
2000 165 1549
2001 166 1701
2002 221 2228
2003 254 2696
2004 222 3273
2005 240 3944
2006 308 4592
2007 313 5498
2008 322 6309
2009 375 8012
2010 425 9915
2011 465 12232
2012 511 14806
2013 638 17622
2014 611 20588
2015 731 23246
2016 644 25415
2017 684 27707
2018 698 31454
2019 757 35603
2020 918 42795
2021 870 49303
2022 779 49498
2023 813 49507
2024 591 46269
2025 412 40494

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 119 132 367
Paleontology 118 138 406
Nanotechnology 101 115 470
Evolutionary Biology 229 261 877
Biochemistry 220 247 1098
Biophysics 276 304 1124
Agricultural Science 167 198 1181
Genetics 250 279 1190
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 269 298 1285
Forestry 206 247 1390
Biotechnology 252 282 1442
Botany 265 301 1612
Horticulture 241 278 1911
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 403 450 1986
Nutrition and Food Science 244 280 2057
Neuroscience 496 545 2101
Molecular Biology 392 432 2120
Zoology 457 504 2196
Immunology 402 439 2293
Microbiology 363 401 2377
Pharmacology 427 466 2451
Virology 502 544 2863

Computer Science rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 210th for Computer Science in the United States and 849th in the World with 9,336 publications made and 286,465 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#210 of 1,616 In the United States
#240 of 1,702 In North America
#849 of 6,855 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 44 172
1994 36 284
1995 49 260
1996 79 255
1997 68 294
1998 83 392
1999 89 433
2000 80 544
2001 85 752
2002 189 1157
2003 148 1417
2004 135 1865
2005 186 2351
2006 216 2901
2007 207 3371
2008 209 3816
2009 232 4776
2010 272 5625
2011 254 6397
2012 306 7354
2013 333 8636
2014 351 9805
2015 417 10751
2016 371 12208
2017 417 13589
2018 428 15025
2019 516 17750
2020 719 21535
2021 569 24268
2022 495 23578
2023 553 25292
2024 491 22111
2025 238 18413

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Animation 79 94 305
Blockchain and Cryptography 120 141 478
Computer Graphics 120 142 484
Robotics 105 132 501
Telecommunications 120 145 515
Computer Networking 144 171 580
Database Administration 152 179 586
Software Engineering 158 185 670
Library and Information science 249 273 678
Computer Vision 158 187 695
Cyber Security 187 216 806
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 173 203 809
Machine Learning 177 207 816
Data Science 216 247 867
Computer Engineering 166 196 875
Human-Computer Interaction 206 237 986
Multimedia 293 324 1156
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 269 298 1285
Management Information Systems 295 333 1331
Computational Linguistics 290 326 1577
Cognitive Science 364 406 1674
Neuroscience 496 545 2101

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 285th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1240th in the World with 7,915 publications made and 223,523 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#285 of 1,763 In the United States
#320 of 1,854 In North America
#1240 of 7,088 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 43 216
1994 41 292
1995 47 299
1996 82 277
1997 77 324
1998 68 356
1999 78 437
2000 80 536
2001 98 720
2002 176 967
2003 110 1147
2004 116 1370
2005 115 1823
2006 147 1979
2007 143 2169
2008 162 2776
2009 195 3483
2010 232 3993
2011 195 4746
2012 259 5629
2013 257 6704
2014 277 7694
2015 341 8463
2016 307 9081
2017 303 9908
2018 350 11334
2019 422 14003
2020 645 17545
2021 421 19597
2022 416 19834
2023 415 21272
2024 393 20322
2025 211 17942

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Publishing 190 219 584
Library and Information science 249 273 678
Archaeology 192 222 789
History 217 246 838
Education Majors 280 314 848
Aesthetics 234 268 878
Art History 351 388 949
Linguistics 252 283 1069
Law 317 354 1120
Public Policy / Administration 374 413 1204
Political Science 319 357 1271
Communications and Public Relations 388 433 1273
Philosophy 264 301 1311
Classics and Ancient History 453 490 1384
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 434 479 1468
Anthropology 427 474 1475
Sociology 402 447 1506
Gender Studies 710 772 1987
Demography 476 523 2239

Mathematics rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 183rd for Mathematics in the United States and 721st in the World with 5,025 publications made and 159,109 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#183 of 1,413 In the United States
#211 of 1,494 In North America
#721 of 6,434 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 25 102
1994 21 156
1995 30 149
1996 44 161
1997 45 183
1998 48 256
1999 62 252
2000 51 363
2001 48 454
2002 109 758
2003 83 863
2004 89 1284
2005 104 1596
2006 126 1962
2007 108 2131
2008 129 2600
2009 123 3009
2010 159 3468
2011 170 3949
2012 179 4615
2013 175 5132
2014 202 5857
2015 232 6408
2016 189 6991
2017 237 7697
2018 232 8410
2019 260 9665
2020 425 12083
2021 272 12767
2022 236 12611
2023 263 12784
2024 178 9569
2025 73 7404

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 120 141 478
Applied Mathematics 113 133 498
Operations Research 117 144 513
Math Teachers 255 283 740
Statistics 195 224 779
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 254 286 1068

Business rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 245th for Business in the United States and 998th in the World with 3,424 publications made and 82,572 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Engineering Management, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#245 of 1,388 In the United States
#278 of 1,472 In North America
#998 of 6,366 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 14 55
1994 26 69
1995 32 89
1996 43 77
1997 36 123
1998 36 124
1999 34 156
2000 42 202
2001 37 241
2002 84 427
2003 63 442
2004 45 557
2005 58 686
2006 89 833
2007 60 925
2008 81 1250
2009 81 1436
2010 84 1661
2011 90 1954
2012 98 2288
2013 110 2663
2014 134 3232
2015 151 3478
2016 123 4180
2017 130 4443
2018 161 4841
2019 172 5399
2020 340 7763
2021 180 7651
2022 143 7378
2023 143 7672
2024 193 6309
2025 71 4603

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 35 37 68
Construction Management 99 119 441
Operations Research 117 144 513
Risk Management 160 185 646
Management 225 258 934
Advertising 299 330 1002
International Business 206 233 1015
International Trade 201 229 1031
Finance 246 278 1063
Accounting 311 346 1166
Public Policy / Administration 374 413 1204
Investment Banking and Stock trading 282 315 1313
Management Information Systems 295 333 1331
Marketing 337 374 1554
Project Management 375 418 2084

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Colorado School of Mines

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Environmental Economics 34 40 171
Graphic Design 168 195 633
Orthodontics 170 191 740
Fashion Design 213 245 868
International Economics 170 195 910
Art & Design 250 282 919
Economics 254 285 961
Development Studies 272 305 993
Dentistry 208 231 1014
Literature 297 333 1080
Photography 283 322 1092
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 269 298 1258
Sports Medicine 365 406 1434
Anatomy and Physiology 296 330 1437
Health Science 436 474 1480
Physical Therapy 367 406 1527
Ophthalmology 323 355 1543
Pathology 309 344 1570
Social Psychology 465 512 1652
Medicine 351 388 1694
Psychology 412 457 1747
Surgery 367 403 1750
Child Psychology 611 664 2046
Public Health 447 495 2150
Psychiatry 540 591 2242
Cardiology 465 509 2328
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 414 451 2521
Nursing 813 878 3170